a tall Mediterranean composite herb (Cynara scolymus) resembling a thistle with coarse pinnately incised leaves; also : its edible immature flower head which is cooked as a vegetable
artichoke
noun(ar-ti-choke)
jerusalem artichoke
artichoke
noun(ar-ti-choke)
artichoke
artichoke
noun(ar-ti-choke)
a perennial sunflower (Helianthus tuberosus) of the U.S. and Canada widely cultivated for its tubers that are used as a vegetable and as a livestock feed; also : its tubers